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Kidney cancer progression linked to shifts in tumor metabolism; Scientists with The Cancer Genome Atlas identify genomic alterations tied to tumor aggressiveness
June 24, 2013Investigators in The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have uncovered a connection between how tumor cells use energy from metabolic processes and the aggressiveness of the most common form of kidney cancer, clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
New trial launches to identify ways to prevent recurrence of colorectal cancer
July 25, 2013
To address concerns of colorectal cancer recurring after initial treatment, NCI, in collaboration with SWOG, one of NCI’s cooperative groups, recently announced a phase III trial that looks at whether someone who has been treated for colon cancer in the past can lower his or her risk of having a second primary colorectal cancer or an adenoma by regularly taking one or both of the study drugs, eflornithine and sulindac.
Cervical Cancer: paradigms at home and abroad
June 2, 2013
NCI funded a clinical trial that will have an impact on the treatment of late-stage cervical cancer, and also supported a screening trial in India using a network of community outreach workers offering low tech-screening by direct visualization of the cervix coated with dilute acetic acid (vinegar), a process known as VIA. Image depicts cervical cancer microvessel density which increases lethality of the cancer.
Cancer immunotherapy in children: How does it differ from approaches in adults?
April 8, 2013
More often than not, cancer immunotherapies that work in adults are used in modified ways in children. Seldom are new therapies developed just for children, primarily because of the small number of pediatric patients relative to the adult cancer patient population. Depicted are members of NCI’s Pediatric Oncology Branch. From left: Drs. Crystal Mackall, Daniel Lee, and Alan Wayne
Understanding the Role of Self-Image in Cancer Recovery
March 27, 2013
A year ago, Colleen Williams was into the natural look. She seldom bothered to put on makeup and she let her long, wavy, brown hair flow free. Cancer treatment changed that. These days, when she feels well enough to go to work, Williams wears her “cute hat” to cover her newly-balding head and takes a little extra time in the morning to pencil in her thinning brows and apply concealer to make her skin look a little less gray.
Report to the Nation shows cancer death rates dropping
January 7, 2013
The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2009, shows that overall cancer death rates continued to decline in the U.S. among both men and women, among all major racial and ethnic groups, and for all of the most common cancer sites.
- HPV vaccine shown to also protect against oral HPV infectionJuly 17, 2013
- List of gene variants developed for cancer cells from nine tissue typesJuly 15, 2013
- New understanding of oral HPV infections in healthy menJuly 2, 2013
- Kidney cancer progression linked to shifts in tumor metabolismJune 24, 2013
NCI-designated Cancer Centers: dedicated to research
August 15, 2012
Obtaining an NCI designation for a cancer center is usually a years-long process of building — facilities, faculty, and most importantly, a research portfolio — culminated by a rigorous review process. Selection provides recognition of research excellence
- 3-D breast cancer screening reduces recall ratesAugust 1, 2013
- Some women with abnormal breast lesions may avoid surgeryAugust 1, 2013
- Gene target shows promise for bladder cancer detection, treatmentJuly 25, 2013
- Study examines cancer incidence among Asian AmericansJuly 25, 2013
